Category: Thought For The Day

Today’s quotes are good ones surrounding yesterday’s article that was about when mistakes are made and finding forgiveness for them, something I believe our world needs a lot more of right now…

“Today I decided to forgive you. Not because you apologized, or because you acknowledged the pain that you caused me, but because my soul deserves peace.” (Najwa Zebian)

“Holding a grudge doesn’t make you strong; it makes you bitter. Forgiving doesn’t make you weak; it sets you free.” (Dave Willis)

“When you choose to forgive those who have hurt you, you take away their power.” (Unknown)

“There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.” (Brynt H. McGill)

Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson

The following are the quotes that I found moved me the most when reflecting upon the tragedies of 9/11/2001, 20 years later…

“If we learn nothing else from this tragedy, we learn that life is short and there is no time for hate.” (Sandy Dahl, wife of Flight 93 pilot Jason Dahl.)

“For me and my family, personally, September 11 was a reminder that life is fleeting, impermanent, and uncertain. Therefore, we must make use of every moment and nurture it with affection, tenderness, beauty, creativity, and laughter.” (Deepak Chopra)

“Even the smallest act of service, the simplest act of kindness, is a way to honor those we lost, a way to reclaim the spirit of unity that followed 9/11.” (Barack Obama)

“I give speeches around the country. I tell how Stanley and I made our way out of the tower. Life is precious, I tell them. It can be gone in an instant.” (Brian Clark, 9/11 survivor who worked on the 84th floor of 2 World Trade Center.)

“On September 11, I always take the day off. I want to be in a peaceful, quiet place praying. It is a day I both mourn and celebrate.” (Genelle Guzman-McMillan, the last 9/11 Ground Zero Survivor pulled from the wreckage 27 hours after.)

Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson

Today’s quotes are some of my favorite ones that deal with the subject of living with regret…

“Regret is the only wound the soul does not recover from.” (Sarah Ban Breathnach)

“Living in regret will become your biggest regret.” (Bill Johnson)

“Living with regret is a pain with no mercy.” (Awomi Aambo)

“Forget regret, or life is yours to miss.” (Jonathan Larson)

“Never regret. If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience.” (Victoria Holt)

“There are no regrets in life. Just lessons.” (Jennifer Anniston)

Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson